Production and Quality of Pill-Millipede Manure: A Microcosm Study
This study deals with the production of manure by two pill-millipedes ( Arthrosphaera fumosa and A. magna ) that harbour in the Western Ghat forests of India, from mixed leaf litter of three plant species ( Lagerstroemia microcarpa , Pongamia pinnata and Terminalia paniculata ) under laboratory micr...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Agricultural research (India : Online) 2013-09, Vol.2 (3), p.258-264 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This study deals with the production of manure by two pill-millipedes (
Arthrosphaera fumosa
and
A. magna
) that harbour in the Western Ghat forests of India, from mixed leaf litter of three plant species (
Lagerstroemia microcarpa
,
Pongamia pinnata
and
Terminalia paniculata
) under laboratory microcosm incubation for 4 weeks. Comparison of feed (applied as mixed leaf litter; ratio, 1:1:1 w/w/w) and manure (faecal pellets) of both millipedes revealed significantly lower total phenolics, organic carbon and C/N ratio (
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| ISSN: | 2249-720X 2249-7218 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40003-013-0075-5 |